Anglican Netnews March 31

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FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:

A video of Bishop Sue giving a summary of the latest Diocesan Council meeting ( February 18 & 19) is available for Windows computers Or Mac's.

WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS

For the two weeks, our staff numbers will be reduced in the Synod Office on account of medical leaves related to planned surgery and one injury. We ask for your patience in the event we are not able to respond to your requests as promptly as usual.

Jan Connors, Diocesan Administrative Assistant, is out of the office on medical leave for the next few weeks. Emails to office@nspeidiocese.ca or jconnors@nspeidiocese.ca will receive an auto-response to help direct your query. Otherwise the Synod Office – (902) 420-0717 – will assist you.

Janice Roby, Administrative Assistant, is out of the office on medical leave for the next two weeks, with anticipated return on or

about March 31^st . For inquiries related to Medavie Blue Cross Medical planor other employee benefit plans, please contact Ms.

Christine Newcomb, Diocesan Accountant, at cnewcomb@nspeidiocese.ca, or phone (902) 420-0717, and for other inquiries

Gordon Redden, Diocesan Executive Director, will be out of the office on medical leave from March 22^nd to about April 5^th
For inquiries related to employee benefits, please contact Ms. Christine Newcomb, Diocesan Accountant, at cnewcomb@nspeidiocese.ca or phone (902) 420-0717.

For inquiries related to the May 2011 Diocesan Synod, please contact The Reverend Canon Fred Krieger at fkrieger@nspeidiocese.ca

For matters related to the sale of Parish Property, please contact Bishop Sue Moxley at smoxley@nspeidiocese.ca

For other matters, please contact Mr. Peter Flemming, Diocesan Controller, at pflemming@nspeidiocese.ca

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING

If you/your parish sends notices, advertisements, etc. for inclusion in the Anglican NetNews, here is a very important email address you absolutely need:

Please note: any notices not submitted to this email address cannot be included in the widely-read electronic newsletter. Why, because more people are involved in the compellation and distribution of the ANN and this email is the go-to address for everything to be included. Don't be left out. Add netnews@nspeidiocese.ca to your contact/address book now.

Attention all campers! Did you have a great experience at a Christian camp last summer? Are you willing to share these with others around the Diocese? Please send your letters and children's drawings to the Synod Office, attention Susan Naylor.

Keep in mind that your parishes may elect (or appoint) youth for the Synod coming up on May 26, 27, and 28. Youth who are communicant and regular attenders and at least 16 years old but not yet 22 years old at the time of the election are eligible to be youth delegates. Do you have advice for what would make Synod a good experience for the youth and adults? Please forward your ideas to Susan at: youth@nspeidiocese.ca

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

Health Promotion Clearinghouse, ending poverty is not only possible, it is necessary. "The report outlines the positive impact that ending poverty would have for everybody," says Caroline Ploem, Executive Director of the Health Promotion Clearinghouse. "Our conference in October of 2010 was the largest poverty conference ever held in Nova Scotia. We brought people together from all over Nova Scotia, heard from impressive speakers, and engaged in stimulating conversation."

Ploem says there are many lessons from the report but the most important may very well be that ending poverty is within our reach. "The first step is awareness regarding the total cost of poverty and the realization that we cannot afford to ignore poverty. Anyone interested in the report can locate it on our website."

Eggleton, co-author of the Canadian Senate Committee's report In From the Margins: A Call for Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness, and Dr. Christine Saulnier, co-author of The Cost of Poverty in Nova Scotia, which estimates that poverty costs our province at least over $1 billion a year in terms of higher health care costs, high school drop-out rates, crime, and lost productivity. Also among the experts were 60 people with direct experience of living in poverty.

Nova Scotia, as with the rest of Canada, has witnessed an increase in the depth of poverty and inequality over the past decade. According to the Honourable Ed Broadbent, there is a growing gap between the rich and the poor, and most Canadians are worse off now than they were at the end of the 1990s. Reducing poverty, he says, results in, among other benefits, healthier citizens, longer lives, a better economy, and less crime.

While most people understand the moral arguments for ending poverty, said Senator Art Eggleton, they don't realize how poverty is costing each and every one of us. It depresses the economy, increases health care costs, and leads to alienation and crime. Ending poverty is doable, he explains, noting that we do not need to spend more money, but that we need to spend smarter, more efficiently and effectively. Eliminating poverty would mean improving our common fiscal situation.

Another common theme among speakers and participants was that collaboration was key and that the way forward was for all of us to understand and take action on the changes we are best suited to make. The report, Building Wellbeing and Prosperity Together: Taking Action on Poverty in Nova Scotia references collaboration in terms of individuals, governments, businesses and the non-profit sector. It also provides tangible activities that are occurring in various parts of the Atlantic region.

MARRIAGE COURSES:


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GENERAL NOTICES:

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Original Sin

An exhibition of artworks created by theology students at AST as an exploration of the doctrine "original sin."

Art works by

Helen Chandler, Barb Hache, Penny Nelson, Daniel Payne,
Karen Pitt, S. Shalome Swinamer, the Rev. Ruby Todd, Nicole Uzans, John Wray

with AST Artist in Residence Regina Coupar

Show runs from March 30 to June 30, 2011 in the Art Gallery, located in the AST Library

Recognizing the Sacred in the Modern Secular:

How the sacred is to be discovered in today's world

The 31st annual Atlantic Theological Conference will be held in 2011 from Sunday evening, June 26th until Wednesday June 29th (ending at noon). It will take place this year at the University of King's College. This conference will be dedicated to the memory of Father Robert Crouse, one of the founding fathers of these Theological Conferences who died in January. The opening Eucharist, to take place at St. George's Church in Halifax will be a requiem, with Bishop Anthony Burton, Rector of the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, Texas and former Bishop of Saskatchewan as the guest preacher. A reception will follow.

The speakers at this year’s conference and their topics are as follows:

The Rev’d Dr Gary Thorne, Chaplain at Dalhousie University and King's College: The Emergence of Modern Asceticism and Contemporary Christian Community; Evan King, Graduate Student, Classics Department, Dalhousie University: Response to Father Thorne.

Dr Alyda Faber, Professor of Systematic Theology & Ethics at the Atlantic School of Theology: The Sacred in Narrative and Fiction: "God Is" and "Mercy Among the Children"; Nicholas Hatt, Dean of Residence, King's College , Halifax, Nova Scotia: Response to Dr. Faber.

Dr Philip Davis, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island: Challenges to Belief in the Twenty First Century; Natasha Conde-Jahnel, Doctoral Student, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, German: Response to Dr. Davis.

Dr Wayne Hankey, Carnegie Professor of Classics and Chair of the Department of Classics at Dalhousie University: Visio: the Method of Robert Crouse's Philosophical Theology

The Rev’d Christopher Snook, Rector of St. Luke's Church in Regina: "Paradise abides": Robert Crouse and the Preaching of the Sacred in the Modern Secular; Elizabeth Curry, B.A. Liberal Arts, St. John's College, MD, B.A. Classics, Cambridge: Response to Father Snook.

For additional information, see the conference website http://www.stpeter.org/conf.htm

LEAP for faith book and program Introduction night will take place at the Church of Saint Andrew, 2 Circassion Drive (corner Forrest Hills Parkway), Cole Harbour, on Sunday evening, April 3, 2011 from 7 – 8:30 pm. This event will provide an opportunity to learn how the book and program could be used in your church to help grow membership, help current members in developing their faith and how to grow their relationship with God. The author of the book, Gary Cox, from Cole Harbour, will be available to discuss the book and program concept along with others who have already experienced the program. Refreshments will be available.

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“LEAP for faith book and program Introduction night will take place at
the Church of Saint Andrew, 2 Circassion Drive (corner Forrest Hills Parkway), Cole Harbour,
on Sunday evening, April 3, 2011 from 7 – 8:30 pm.
This event will provide an opportunity to learn how the book and program could be used in your church to help grow membership,
help current members in developing their faith and how to grow their relationship with God.
The author of the book, Gary Cox, from Cole Harbour, will be available to discuss the book and program concept
along with others who have already experienced the program. Refreshments will be available.”

“The book has great potential to help people find a way to help others build a strong faith. I recommend the book and the study material. +Sue”

REGISTRATION FORM

! Diploma in Youth Ministry (part time) Now Available at AST !

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Does your parish have someone who wants to lead a youth group, but isn’t sure where to start? What about someone who’s keen to take young people swimming or camping, but not so confident with ‘Bible stuff’?

Consider supporting them in taking the Diploma in Youth Ministry! Atlantic School of Theology offers this part-time (and mostly online) program of study designed for leaders of youth who wish to deepen and broaden their skills for ministry with young people. The Diploma in Youth Ministry provides timely, effective, faith-based training for leaders of youth in the Atlantic region and beyond. Participants in the Diploma are given opportunities to build skills and confidence as well as networks of learning and support

Find out more at http://www.astheology.ns.ca/youthministry/ or contact Tanya Moxley, the Program Director:

T: (902) 423-1314
E-mail: youthministry@astheology.ns.ca

The Annual Symposium on the Conservation of Religious Buildings and their Settings sponsored by Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia will take place on Saturday, April 16th, 2011, 9:00 am—4:30 pm at the Atlantic School of Theology Chapel, 634 Francklyn Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Once again Musique Royale is collaborating with Heritage Trust. At 3:15 pm, Barbara Butler and Chris Norman will reflect on concerts in churches, exemplified by a concert of Scottish and baroque-rooted music by the Musique Royale duo Chris Norman and David Greenberg starting at 3:30 pm.

A highly qualified array of speakers will give presentations on the following topics:

The privilege of heritage ownership

The new Heritage Properties Act

Building conservation

Barrier-free strategies

Energy conservation

Cemeteries

History of NS churches

Historic church restoration

Structural restoration of timber and masonry

Rural church inventories

Why are pews empty?

Pipe organs

Concerts in churches/religious buildings, followed by the Musique Royale concert by Chris Norman and David Greenberg.

Early registration costs $50 before March 1st, regular registration $60 before April 8th. The fee includes lunch, refreshment breaks and the Musique Royale performance. This Symposium is open to all persons interested in preserving their religious built heritage but space is limited.

For a poster, registration form, and/or Symposium program, please visit the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia website (www.htns.ca). Inquiries may be directed to Peter Delefes, President, Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia at 902-826-2087 or by e-mail to president@htns.ca.


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NS Leadership Prayer Breakfast

NS Leadership prayer breakfast is April 14, 2011. This event brings leaders together for prayer, inspiration and fellowship in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. This event is run by friends of Feed NS including Bruce Havill and David Finlayson [dfinlayson@eastlink.ca] . The Lieutenant Governor and the Premier speak at the event, while the guest speaker is the CEO of Investors Group.

The website is: www.nslpb.ca

ADVANCE NOTICE

Jesus said, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest awhile”

(Mark 6:31)

You are invited to the

ANNUAL DIOCESAN CLERGY RETREAT

Monday, June 6 – Friday, June 10, 2010

Belcourt Retreat Centre, South Rustico, P.E.I.

Retreat Leader:

The Right Rev. Ron Cutler

Suffragan Bishop

Retreat begins Monday, June 6thth , 5:00 p.m. –

(with Evening Prayer and supper).

It ends on Friday, June 10th after breakfast.

The retreat will have extended periods of silence, and

times of quiet conversation in designated areas

so as to honor those who wish complete silence.

The Centre caters to special dietary needs and

provides some ground floor accommodations.

Cost: $190.00 plus your transportation

Pre-registration: $30.00 (non-refundable)

(To save on expenses consider car-pooling)

Retreat Co-Ordinator:

Rev. Frances Boutilier: francesboutilier@eastlink.ca

(902)530-5176

The spring Cursillo weekends are coming fast! The men's weekend is May 5-8 and the women's is May 12-15. Both weekends will be held at St. James Kentville. To sponsor someone, first talk to God, then talk to your friend. All forms can be found on the Cursillo website http://nspeicursillo.chebucto.org/ or contact the PreCursillo Director, Dawn Purcell at sdnm.purcell@ns.sympatico.ca or 852-3046.

WORSHIP & CONCERTS IN OUR PARISHES

We would like to invite/encourage any whom might be visiting in the Annapolis/Digby area to join us for any of the following Services during the month of April 2011, at St. Edward the Confessor Anglican Church, 1650 Highway No 1, Clementsport, Annapolis County

St. Peter’s, corner of Main and Church Streets, Alberton 9:30am
St. Luke’s, O’Leary corner at Route 2, 11:15am - Sunday School – all ages.

The St. Cecilia Concert Society, in cooperation with St. John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg, presents the final concert of the season in its ‘Symphony on the Shore’ Series.

Bernhard Gueller conducts Symphony Nova Scotia in a program which features, as special guest, Symphony Nova Scotia’s own concertmaster, violinist Robert Uchida performing Brahms’ fiery Violin Concerto. This concerto is one of the most challenging ever written for the violin. The concert takes place on Friday, April 8 at 7:30 pm at St. John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg. Also on the program is a brand new work by acclaimed Nova Scotia composer Derek Charke, who uses the theme of climate change and power consumption in Nova Scotia to create an innovative, acoustic-electronic soundscape. This work has been generously commissioned by the Canada Council for the Arts' Commissioning of Canadian Compositions program.

Tickets are $25 and are available at Fulton’s General Store in Lunenburg and at the door. Reservations can also be made by calling 634-9994 or e-mail stjartsalliance@eastlink.ca. A special price for students is offered at $10 - at the door only.

MESSIAH AND MORE! Music for the Lenten Season - Sunday April 17, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Luke's Anglican Church, Annapolis Royal - Presented by A ROYAL CONSORT - Tickets are $10 (adult), $5.00 (students/under 16) - Available at Westside Studio, St. George St., at the door or from choir members.

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

“Songs of the Saviour’s Love” – A Gospel Ceilidh will be held at St. John’s Church, Crapaud on Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 pm. Admission is $5.00 per person, at the door. A lunch will be served. Special Guests will include: Winsloe United Church Choir, Wayne & Blaine Diamond, Lisa McLaren, Bob Acorn, Joe Penney, Nancy Horne, Judy Lowe, Edwina Watts, Janet Hurry, Sue Le Maistre, Joan Arbing and Lana MacAusland. Come join us as we celebrate Songs of the Saviour’s Love

Igniting Spontaneous Invitation in your church!
Halifax - South River - St. John's

Special Invitation only: Senior Church Leaders,
Alpha Course Administrators and Alpha Leaders

We are thrilled to have Michael Harvey in the Atlantic as he tours across Canada inspiring churches to "ignite spontaneous invitation for Alpha"! Michael is the developer of Back to Church Sunday and the Unlocking Church Growth series of seminars.

Join us as Michael Harvey reveals specific elements that will mobilize your congregation to be an inviting community. Topics will include:

Wed, April 27 - Birch Cove Baptist Church, Halifax, NS (3:30-5:30 pm)
For more info, click here. To register, click here.

Other events coming up in the Atlantic Provinces:

Sat, May 7 - Engage: Youth & Young Adult Conference
** Please forward this info to your Youth Pastor and/or Leaders **
Sunset Church, Fredericton, NB (10:00 am - 4:00 pm)
With Jamie Haith, host of 7-week Campus Alpha videos!
For more info & to register, click here.

Sat, June 4 - Alpha to Go Training
Saint Benedict Parish, Halifax, NS (9am - 4pm)
For more info, click here. Online registration available soon.

Flea Market
Find your next Treasure at the little Church with the BIG Heart!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
9 AM to 1 PM
St. John’s Anglican Church Hall
1215 Main Street Westphal
Corner of Lake Major Road and the #7 Highway

Limited seating, tickets just $6.00 includes, light refreshments, prizes and a whole lot of fun!

Put your money where someone else’s mouth is, call 902-853-3571 for more information or email jcox@peicanada.com.

Acts Theatre Society: Ministry of Drama
presents A Celebration of Faith (a drama in three acts with music)
St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Timberlea; Saturday, April 2 10:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
~~~ Three-Act Drama, Lenten Prayer & Praise, Lunch ~~~
All are welcome !

MISSION TO SEAFARERS – Monthly luncheons 1:00pm. Cost $10, Seniors $7.50, this includes main course, dessert, (Tea/Coffee).

Our Monthly Luncheons are held the last Friday of each month, unless otherwise specified. During inclement weather, please call Mission to Seafarers at (902) 422-7790; in case the luncheon has been postponed.

MEETING ROOMS: Limited space is available for meetings at the new Synod Office location, 6017 Quinpool Road, Halifax during regular office hours (9am-5pm Monday-Friday). Our boardroom can accommodate 8 comfortably around the table; likely 12 would be maximum for that room. Email the Synod Office at: office@nspeidiocese.ca for bookings. Please note that there is no designated parking for anyone visiting the Synod Office for meetings or otherwise. Local street have some time-limited and all day parking provisions on a first-come basis.

The Canadian Diabetes Association is planning a free Diabetes public education event in Halifax called Get on the Right Path. This event features a special guest speaker, clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Vallis who will provide useful strategies to empower individuals to stay on track with their diabetes management.

For more information or to register, please call 1-800-326-7712 or email: NSinfo@diabetes.ca

HRM Volunteer Services is offering the following workshops free to people who volunteer in the community. Please pass along the information to any contacts or networks you deem appropriate. To register, email hrmvolunteerservices@halifax.ca or call 490-1946

Learn about how volunteering is changing and the state of the voluntary sector. We will discuss how to use these trends affect organizations and to better recruit new volunteers.

A Strategic Plan sets the direction of an organization for the next year or two. All important decisions are based on the plan. Learn the importance of strategic planning, how to create a plan, tips and how to implement once complete.

For parishes on the Irving Oil Plan, the furnace oil price for the period of March 25th to April 1st 2011 is $0.8869 per litre. The Commercial Account Manager for the Diocesan Oil Program is Mr. Cory Hiscock. You may contact him by phone at: 902-220-1045, or by e-mail: cory.hiscock@irvingoil.com

The Anglican Net News is compiled weekly at the Diocesan Office, usually by Jan Connors. If you would like to submit material for consideration please send to netnews@nspeidiocese.ca or FAX (902) 425-0717. The next deadline is next Tuesday.

To subscribe or change your email address for the Net News, please e-mail us at office@nspeidiocese.ca. Tell others about the ANN!

Bishop Sue
Thursday, March 31th	Bishops’ Planning Day Evening: Visitation at Cathedral – Robert Power’s family
Friday, April 1st	Appointments in the Office
Saturday, April 2nd	2pm Funeral Robert Power
Sunday, April 3rd	Parish Visit Good Shepherd, Beaverbank, Confirmation
Monday, April 4th	Governance Working Group of General Synod in Toronto
Tuesday, April 5th	Day Off
Wednesday, April 6th	Appointments in the Office
Bishop Ron

Thursday, March 31th	Bishops’ Planning Day
Friday, April 1st	Reading and Writing
Saturday, April 2nd	Funeral for Canon Robert Power
Sunday, April 3rd	Parish Visit, Christ Church Windsor
Monday, April 4th	Day Off
Tuesday, April 5th	Appointments In Office
Wednesday, April 6th	Appointments In Office

Anglican Netnews

Issue date: March 30, 2011

INDEX
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:
WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS:

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING:

NOTICES: SYNOD OFFICE

NOTICES: GENERAL

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

MARRIAGE COURSES:
WORSHIP & CONCERTS:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:
UPCOMING EVENTS:

MEETINGS:
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

IRVING OIL PLAN RATE:

STAY IN TOUCH:

FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:

WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

WORSHIP & CONCERTS IN OUR PARISHES

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Anglican Netnews

Issue date: March 30, 2011

INDEX ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE: WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS:

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING:

NOTICES: SYNOD OFFICE

NOTICES: GENERAL

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

MARRIAGE COURSES: WORSHIP & CONCERTS:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER: UPCOMING EVENTS:

MEETINGS: OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

IRVING OIL PLAN RATE:

STAY IN TOUCH:

FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:

WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

WORSHIP & CONCERTS IN OUR PARISHES

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

INDEX
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:
WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS:

MARRIAGE COURSES:
WORSHIP & CONCERTS:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:
UPCOMING EVENTS:

MEETINGS:
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST: